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829991

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department spent on (a) art, (b) wine and (c) hospitality in each of the last seven financial years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	124717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>All DWP artwork is provided on loan from the Government Art Collection free of charge.</p><p>The Department has no record relating specifically to the purchase of alcohol in each of the last seven years.</p><p>Expenditure on hospitality in each of the last seven years is set out in the table below. It should be seen in the context of the number of full-time equivalent staff employed by the Department, currently over 78,000. The Department’s guidance on hospitality is in accordance with financial procedures and propriety, based on the principles set out in Government Accounting.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hospitality</p></td><td><p>£3,857</p></td><td><p>£649</p></td><td><p>£868</p></td><td><p>£4,220</p></td><td><p>£4,826</p></td><td><p>£3,081</p></td><td><p>£7,164</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 02/02/2018 10:11:02 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

808283

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of trends in the number of universal credit appeals.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	902998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>Appeals against Universal Credit decisions are at a lower level than for the other main benefits and the rate has been broadly stable since the introduction of Universal Credit.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 18/12/2017 17:48:33 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

800746

registered interest
date	04/12/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether electronic communications from hon. Members to Ministers of his Department are passed through any third parties before they reach their recipient.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	117367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>It is plausible that some members use a 3<sup>rd</sup> party email account (eg Gmail) which will pass through the internet (multiple providers), the email then traverses the secure PSN (Public Service Network) which is supplied by a third party provider (Vodafone) under a cross government framework managed by the Cabinet Office. From there it will be routed directly into the DWP e-mail service which is part of a managed service with the third party provider DXC (formerly HPE).</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 11/12/2017 17:52:49 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

795076

registered interest
date	24/11/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether there is a backlog to implement a change of circumstance request made by a parent with care in respect of a non-resident parent for the Child Maintenance Service.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	115618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>Child Maintenance Service (CMS) does not regularly collate information relating specifically to changes raised by a Receiving Parent (formerly PWC) in respect of a Paying Parent (formerly NRP). The CMS is able to provide information on all change of circumstance requests (those requested by paying or receiving parents) and this is held in the table below.</p><p>The average clearance time has increased over time as CMS caseload has increased. The data reported excludes those cases belonging to the CSA Scheme, as these cases are characteristically quite different and do not reflect the performance of the CMS</p><p>Scheme. The data available begins in November 2015.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Average Clearance Time (Calendar Days)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-15</p></td><td><p>6.78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-15</p></td><td><p>6.90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-16</p></td><td><p>7.75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-16</p></td><td><p>7.19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-16</p></td><td><p>7.89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-16</p></td><td><p>8.69</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-16</p></td><td><p>8.78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-16</p></td><td><p>9.91</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-16</p></td><td><p>9.71</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-16</p></td><td><p>11.32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-16</p></td><td><p>11.76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-16</p></td><td><p>10.89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-16</p></td><td><p>11.45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-16</p></td><td><p>11.90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-17</p></td><td><p>12.54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-17</p></td><td><p>13.08</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-17</p></td><td><p>13.40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-17</p></td><td><p>15.24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-17</p></td><td><p>16.71</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-17</p></td><td><p>16.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-17</p></td><td><p>16.78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-17</p></td><td><p>16.44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-17</p></td><td><p>16.69</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>CMS change requests require varying times to complete depending upon the nature and complexity of the request. There will always be an element of work on hand awaiting action.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 30/11/2017 12:23:46 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

795077

registered interest
date	24/11/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time was to implement a change of circumstance request made by a parent with care in respect of a non-resident parent in each of the last 36 months.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	115619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>Child Maintenance Service (CMS) does not regularly collate information relating specifically to changes raised by a Receiving Parent (formerly PWC) in respect of a Paying Parent (formerly NRP). The CMS is able to provide information on all change of circumstance requests (those requested by paying or receiving parents) and this is held in the table below.</p><p>The average clearance time has increased over time as CMS caseload has increased. The data reported excludes those cases belonging to the CSA Scheme, as these cases are characteristically quite different and do not reflect the performance of the CMS</p><p>Scheme. The data available begins in November 2015.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Average Clearance Time (Calendar Days)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-15</p></td><td><p>6.78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-15</p></td><td><p>6.90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-16</p></td><td><p>7.75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-16</p></td><td><p>7.19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-16</p></td><td><p>7.89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-16</p></td><td><p>8.69</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-16</p></td><td><p>8.78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-16</p></td><td><p>9.91</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-16</p></td><td><p>9.71</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-16</p></td><td><p>11.32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-16</p></td><td><p>11.76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-16</p></td><td><p>10.89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-16</p></td><td><p>11.45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-16</p></td><td><p>11.90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-17</p></td><td><p>12.54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-17</p></td><td><p>13.08</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-17</p></td><td><p>13.40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-17</p></td><td><p>15.24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-17</p></td><td><p>16.71</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-17</p></td><td><p>16.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-17</p></td><td><p>16.78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-17</p></td><td><p>16.44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-17</p></td><td><p>16.69</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>CMS change requests require varying times to complete depending upon the nature and complexity of the request. There will always be an element of work on hand awaiting action.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 04/12/2017 11:35:41 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

769766

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department accrues any income from the universal credit helpline.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	107375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the answer I gave on 16 October 2017 to question <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=107197" target="_blank">107197</a></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 19/10/2017 12:53:09 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

753607

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Zero Hours Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Answer of 12 July 2017 to Question 3072, how many people are engaged in zero-hour contracts and in receipt of universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	5720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the answer I gave on 04 July 2017 to question 1302.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 05/09/2017 10:42:57 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

749517

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: Disciplinary Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employees of his Department have been referred for disciplinary action as a result of factual inaccuracies in employment and support allowance and personal independence payment assessments in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	3374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>Employees of the Department for Work and Pensions do not undertake Employment and Support Allowance or Personal Independence Payment assessments.</p><p> </p><p>In August 2012 following a competitive tendering exercise the contract for undertaking Personal Independence Payment assessments was awarded to Atos Healthcare and Capita Business Services Ltd.</p><p> </p><p>Work Capability Assessments are delivered through the Health and Disability Assessment Service Contract. It is a three year contract from March 2015 delivered by the Centre for Health and Disability Assessments, a subsidiary of MAXIMUS.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 14/07/2017 13:56:27 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

748578

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Zero Hours Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2017 to Question 1302, if he will estimate the number of people engaged on zero-hours contracts who are in receipt of universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	3072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>It is too early to estimate as numbers on zero hours contracts in UC remain low.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 12/07/2017 14:04:11 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

748579

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints have been made regarding factual inaccuracies in employment and support allowance and personal independent payment assessments in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and how many of those complaints were upheld.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	3141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>0.06% of assessments received complaints about factual inaccuracies in Employment Support Allowance assessments in the last 12 months. Information on the number of complaints which were upheld is not recorded.</p><p> </p><p>0.2% of assessments received complaints about factual inaccuracies in Personal Independence Payment assessments in the last 12 months, of which 8.1% were upheld.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/07/2017 09:49:57 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders